• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    I’ve seen newer cars turn the headlight off while the turn indicator is on, so you get a sort of double-blink effect.

    I don’t see any reason why we can’t just have the whole headlight blink yellow as well with the turn indicator. LEDs are everywhere and can handle changing colors really easily, so it’s not hard to require that for all new cars.

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      1 day ago

      Absolutely, but that doesn’t solve the problem that’s talked about here (seeing the turn signal from the other side of the vehicle). It might be clearer what the turn signal is, but if you look at the right side of a vehicle, you won’t be able to see the left headlight, even when it’s massive.

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        24 hours ago

        When am I ever looking at the side and needing to see the other side’s turn signal? The best I can think of is (using right side driving) a car turning right into my lane of travel as I’m going straight, but I’ll be a bit offset to the left and should be able to see the right headlight. If I can’t, that means the car is angled to the right, making it obvious that they’re turning.

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          23 hours ago

          Because this is what the discussion is about?

          Personally I just want front turn signals to be visible from the opposite side again.

    • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 days ago

      I’ve seen newer cars turn the headlight off while the turn indicator is on, so you get a sort of double-blink effect

      Those are typically DRLs. Chrysler did this for a while in the 2000s-2010s (maybe still, idk), where the high beam - in DRL mode - turns off while the turn signal is doing it’s thing. Other manufacturers do this with dedicated DRLs, sometimes integrating the DRLs and turn signals into one multicolored unit (Kia Telluride, for example).

      No manufacturer shuts off a headlight for a turn signal when the headlights are intentionally turned on (whether by light sensors at night, or by the driver).